Intermittent control mechanism



May 5, 1931. R210. FQRTUNE 1,804,051

INTERMITTENT CONTROL HECHANISM Filed May 220, 1950 `@inllllllllllIlm IN V EN TOR.

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?atented May 5, 1931 i c 'narran stares rarest' err-ies ROBERT O. FORTUNE, F LOS ANGELES, CALFGRNIB.

INTERMXTTET CONTROL TEECHANISM Application filed 'leay 20A, 1930. I Serial No. 454,068.

llhis invention relates to an improved decamdisc 18 having the cam notch 17. The vice for starting and stopping the advance clutch disc is provided with a ratchet movement of display advertising devices and shoulder 2O produced by the cutting thereother mechanismsrequiring intermittent opinto of notch 21.

eration, The clutch disc 12 at the side thereof op- 5i An object of the invention is to provide an posits to the wheel 10 is provided with a relaimproved arrangement of the electrically optively large hub portion having tapped erated eiements which cooperate with the thereinto a set screw 26 whereby the clutch other features of the invention. as a whole is secured to the shaft 13 to rotate L/ Another object of the invention is to protherewith. At the other side of the disc G0` vide an improved friction clutch construc- 12 there is formed, preferably integral with tion which is peculiarly adapted to control said disc and the hub 25, an axial sleeve 27, the operation of devices of the character to said sleeve being of suflicient length to ren, which the invention pertains. ceive thereon the clutch discs 15 and 18 to,-

The invention is illustrated as applied to gether with the hub or outer sleeve portion 65 advertising devices of the class wherein a 16 which connects said discs 15 and 18, said strip of photographic film, or other material sleeve 27 being extended still further to proupon which the advertising matter is placed, vide room for screwing thereonto the securis advanced step by step at predetermined inino* nut 28 and lock nut 29.

2@ tervals in order to successively display the tfveans are provided for permitting the por- "w advertising. tion of the clutch construction at the right Other objects, advantages and features of of the wheel 10 as seen in `Fig. 2 to move toinvention may hereinafter appear. ward and from said wheel 10 while still ro- I Referring to the accompanying drawings tating with the remaining portion of the v "f5 whichV illustrate what is at present deemed to clutch. A number of arrangements might be be a preferred embodiment of the invention, employed for this purpose, other than that Fig. 1 is a general plan view, partly in secwhich is shown in F ig. 1 of the drawings,

tion, of the complete apparatus, portions which is two pins 32 which are inserted into thereof being broken away to contract the he left face ofthe disc 15, the projecting porview. n tions of these pins having a working fit with- Se Fig. 2 is a longitudinal mid-section of the in recesses which are provided in the portion f clutch device, one end portion thereof being of the clutch at the left of the right hand shown in side elevation. face of the wheel 10. Fig. S is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. The internal diameter of the sleeve por- F ig. 4 is a diagram showing an end view tion 16 of the clutch is sufficiently great to S5 of the clutch and illustrating the electrically provide an annular clearance therewithin becontrolled means for governing the action of tween it and the sleeve 27. Nithin the ansaid clutch. nular space thus provided is placed a com- YReferring in detail to the drawings, the pression spring 84 which, when the nuts 28 i0 motor 7 is provided with a motor shaft 8 and 29 are sufliciently screwed down, pro- 90 whereon is fixed a worm 9 that is in mesh vides the proper frictional engagement of with a large driven worm gear wheel 10. the clutch disc 15 against the wheel 10, so Said worm wheel 10 is'loosely mounted upthat, when the clutch is not hindered from on the hub portion 11 of the clutch disc 12, rotating by means later described, the rotasaid hubportion 11 being of substantially tion of the wheel 10 will also, throughthe $5 the same length as the thickness of disc 10. clutch, rotate the power transmitting shaft Clutch disc 15 cooperates with disc 12 and 13. is provided at the side thereof which is op- Referring to the electrical connections, the posits to said disc 12 with a hub or sleeve time controlled ormanuallycontrolled switch portion 16 which carries, at its outer end, the 40 is located upon a feed wire 41 from which 00 a wire 42 branches to the motor 7. From the motor 7 a branch wire 43 leads back to one of the line wires 44, the feed wire 41 being connected with the other line wire 4'v The feed wire 41 is extended to a switch arm 48 with which it is connected by an eX- tensible portion 41a, said switch arm 4S loeing pivotally mounted between its ends at 49, one end 0f said switch arm 48 being pivotally connected with an operating arm 50 which carries at its lower end a roller 51that cooperates with the cam disc 15. The other end of switch arm 48 carries a double contact 55 which when the roller 51 is in the cam notch 1'?, is in engaoement with a terminal 5G, and when the roller 41 has been forced out of the notch 1'?, said contact 55 is brought into engagement with another stationary terminal 57. rlhe terminal 57 is connected by a vire 60 to the feed wir-e 41 at a point between the switch 40 and the line wire 45. rllhe terminal 5o is connected by a wire 62 with the solenoid 68, the circuit through the solenoid being` completed by a wire 64 which leads to the wire 43. lVhen said solenoid is not supplied with current its armature 63a is moved into engagement with disc 15 by means of a weak compression spring 63a which abnts against an abutment 63m.

ln order to maintain roller 51 carried by the arm 50 which operates the circuit changing switch 48, in Contact with the periphery of the disc 18, a tension spring is secured to one end of said arm 48 andl is anchored at its other end to an anchorage 66. The movements of the roller-carrying` arm 50 are directed by means of a guide 67, a fragment of which is shown in section.

The time controlled apparatus of this invention may be connected np with various mechanical devices which it is desired to intermittently supply with driving power, Fig. 1 of the drawings illustrating the connection of the device with an advertisingapparatus. Referring more particularly to this view, designates ar motion picture projectingl machine having a reflector 71 and a reel housing 72 within which are contained the reels (not s iown) which carry the advertising matter or other indicia to be displayed. riChese reels are intermittently advanced by means of the pow ,r driven shaft 13 already described. The light may be furnished from any suitable source as from the incandescent lamp 7 5.

The invention is limited to the specific construction of clutch and cooperating mechanism shown, but changes, such as come within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing` from the spirit of the invention. A desirable form of clutch shown in 2 wherein the clutch disc- 12 is provided on its gripping face with a large annnlar recess 121' and the other clutch ydisc 15 is provided with a like recess 1er. ln the recess 1271 is placed a wear-resisting facing or paclling 12x, while in the recess 1511 is placed like packing material 15x.

In operation, when the time operated or hand operated switch 40 is momentarily closed, current is supplied to the motor 7 and, assuming the switch arm 48 to be in the position shown in full lines in F 4, current is alsofsupplied to the solenoid 63. is a result the solenoid will be operated, withd awing its armature from the ratchet shoulder Q0 and aermitting the friction driven clutch elements 12 and 15 te be rotated together with the shaft 13 whereon they are mounted. From said shaft 13 power will be transmitted to the means for advancing the admrtisinlg` reel (not shown). Eis soon as the shaft 13 is rotated a short distance the camv elementl will be withdrawn from the cam notch 17 and forced farther away from the center of the cam disc 15, thus causing` the secondary switch arm 48 to leave the Contact 5G and enthe contact 57. Thereupon cu rent will be supplied through the wires 45, adjoining portion of wire 41, wire GO, switch arm 4S, wire 41a, adyiining portion of wire 4l and wire to the motor and thence from the motor through the wire 43 to the negative pole by way of the main line wire 44, thus cutting out the switch. 40, whicl the operator or the clock work, as the case may be, will only close momentarily. After the shaft 13 has made a complete rotation, the cam` element 51 will drop bach into the notch 17 thus restoring the circuit it was in the first instance in order that the same cycle of operations may be repeated by again momentarily closing the main switch 40.

Claims:

1. fr time controlled mechanism for adancing` a display strip comprising a motor, a wheel operatively related to said motor to be driven thereby, a shaft whereon said wheel is loosely mounted, a clutch mounted upon and fixed to said shaft, said clutch comprising two gripping elements between which said wheel is situated, a reel operatively related to said shaft to be advanced thereby, a display strip aevanceahle by the rotation of said wheel, said gripping elements engaf png` said wheel with sufficient friction to cause the rotation of said wheel to advance said display strip, said clutch comprising a disc having a ratchet shoulder, a solenoid having an armature which normally obstructs the advance of said shoulder to prevent the rotation of said clutch, and a time controlled means to intermittently energize said solenoid to withdraw its said armature from said shoulder thus permit-ting` said clutch and the shaft to which it is attached to perform a complete rotation.

i2. A time controlled mechanism for advancing a display strip comprising an electrically driven motor, a wheel operatively related to said motor'to be rotated thereby, a

shaft whereon said wheel is loosely mounted, a clutch mounted upon and fixed to said shaft, said clutch comprising means to frictionally grip said wheel with a moderate force, a reel operatively related to said shaft to be advanced thereby, a display strip advanceable by the rotation of said reel, said gripping elements engaging said wheel with sufficient friction to cause the rotation of said wheel to rotate said shaft and thereby advance said display strip, said clutch comprising a disc having a ratchet shoulder, a solenoid having an armature which normally obstructs the advance of said shoulder to prevent the rotation of said clutch, conductors forming an electric circuit which includes said motor and solenoid, a switch device to control the circuit through said solenoid, there being a cam device which rotates with said clutch to operate said switch device, and a time controlled switch which controls the circuit through said motor independently of said solenoid.

3. A time controlled mechanism comprising an electrically driven motor, a wheel operatively connected with said motor to be driven thereby, apower transmitting shaft, a clutch mounted upon said shaft and having a hub portion through which said shaft extends, said clutch being fastened to said shaft to rotate therewith and frictionally engaging said Wheel to be thereby at times rotated, said clutch having a cam portion and also a ratchet shoulder, a solenoid having an armature movable into and out of engagement with said ratchet shoulder, conductors forming a main electric circuit which when complete supplies current to both said solenoid and motor, other conductors which cooperate with the first named conductors to form an auxiliary circuit through said motor, starting switch located upon a conductor which is common to both of said circuits, a circuit changing switch operatively related to the cam portion of said clutch to be intermittently operated thereby to change the supply of current to the motor from the main motor circuit to the auxiliary motor circuit, said circuit changing switch being positional to supply current controlled by the start-ing switch to the solenoid, said solenoid being at such time operable by said starting switch to withdraw its armature from the ratchet shoulder of the clutch to permit said clutch to rotate together with the inoter driven wheel which is in frictional engagement therewith, and a spring tending to move the armature of said solenoid into l engagement with the ratchet shoulder of said solenoid.

il. A time controlled mechanism comprising an electrically driven motor, a wheel operatively connected with said motor to be driven thereby, a power transmitting shaft, a

clutch frictionally engaging said wheel to be thereby at times rotated, said clutch having a ratchet shoulder, a solenoid having an armature movable into and out of engagement with said ratchet shoulder, conductors forming a main electric circuit which when complete supplies current to both said Solenoid and motor, other conductors which cooperate with the first named conductors to form an auxiliary circuit through said motor, a starting switch located upon a conductor which is common to both of said circuits, a circuit changing switch operatively related to said clutch to be intermittently positioned thereby to change the supply of current to the motor from the main motor circuit to the auxiliary motor circuit, said circuit changing switch being positional to supply current controlled by the starting switch to the solenoid, said solenoid being at such times operable by said starting switch to withdraw its armature from the ratchet shoulder of the clutch to permit said clutch to rotate together with the motor driven wheel which is in frictional engagement therewith, and a spring tending to move the armature of said solenoid into engagement with the ratchet shoulder of said solenoid, said clutch being connected with the recited power transmitting shaft to rotate the latter intermittently.

5. A time controlled mechanism comprising an electrically driven motor, a wheel operatively connected with said motor to be driven thereby, a power transmitting shaft, a clutch operatively connected with said power transmitting shaft to rotate the latter intermittently, said clutch being in frictional engagement with said wheel to be thereby at times rotated, an electro-magnetic device operatively related to said clutch to arrest the rotation thereof at times and at other times to release said clutch to permit it to rotate with said wheel, conductors forming a main electric circuit which when energized supplies current to yloot-h said electromagnetic device'and said motor, other conductors which cooperate with the first named conductors to form an auxiliary circuit through said motor, a starting switch located upon a conductor which is common to both of said circuits, and a circuit changing switch operatively related to said clutch to be intermittently operated, thereby to change the supply of current to the motor from the main motor circuit to the auxiliary motor circuit, said circuit changing switch being positional to supply current controlled by the starting switch to said electro-magnetic device, said device being at such times operable by said starting switch to release said clutch for rotation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

ROBERT O. FORTUNE. 

